I cannpt slow down file to hear at normal pace
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I cannpt slow down file to hear at normal pace
I have downloaded audacity, and I have opened a file from my digital recorder that shows up on the screen. However, when I hit play to listen to the recording, it goes through the entire 58 minute recording in 2 seconds. I can not figure out how to make the file play at "normal" speed so that I can edit it! PLEASE HELP!
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waxcylinder
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Re: I cannpt slow down file to hear at normal pace
You are almost certainly trying to import a file type that Audacity does not support. Audacity Supports WAV, MP3, OGG and FLAC & MP2 in 1.3.
The screech thay you may hear is Audacity 1.2's inelegant way of telling you that it can't handle the file type you've given it - in 1.3.x a more appropriate and informative error message appears.
If this is the case you have two basic options:
1. find and use some converter software to convert your file to a type that Audacity supports
2. play the file in any music software that supports that particular file format and record it in Audacity.
The screech thay you may hear is Audacity 1.2's inelegant way of telling you that it can't handle the file type you've given it - in 1.3.x a more appropriate and informative error message appears.
If this is the case you have two basic options:
1. find and use some converter software to convert your file to a type that Audacity supports
2. play the file in any music software that supports that particular file format and record it in Audacity.
WCstevethefiddle wrote:There's a free program called SUPER by erightsoft that can convert most media file types. If you can convert the files to WAV files that should fix the problem.
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Re: I cannpt slow down file to hear at normal pace
It is a WAV file, I atleast know that for sure!
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waxcylinder
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Re: I cannpt slow down file to hear at normal pace
We have a lot of users who say just that - but it always turns out when they examine the file in detail that it is not a proper WAV file.
It would probably help if you told the forum which digital recorder you are using.
WC
It would probably help if you told the forum which digital recorder you are using.
WC
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Re: I cannpt slow down file to hear at normal pace
It is an Olympus VN-5200PC
Re: I cannpt slow down file to hear at normal pace
Okay! I just recorded from media windows to audacity! Now I have one last question. the recording on the digital recorder is clear, but the recording on audacity contains a lot of static. How do I clean this up?